"Other" uses for (low) whistles

Whistle
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I was thinking a while back about how Dale joked about using a low whistle to defend yourself in a pub.
This got me to thinking: what other uses are there for whistles?

Well, at the time I had an itchy back, and my Generation Bb in hand so…

Use # 1 Back scratcher!

Basically I wanted to know what other ways peopl have used their whistles.

Use # 2 Giant peashooter

#3 Pet training (Bad Spot. whack Bad!!) <— usually a generation c for this one, since they are unplayable after all!!

Nico
PS I would never actually hit an animal with a Generation C, or other whistle, without first padding it at least :slight_smile:

[ This Message was edited by: NicoMoreno on 2001-08-10 10:51 ]

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On 2001-08-10 10:49, NicoMoreno wrote:
what other uses are there for whistles?

Well, at the time I had an itchy back, and my Generation Bb in hand so…

Use # 1 Back scratcher!

been there, done that. of course, the longer whistles work best.

Use # 2 Giant peashooter

This feature is especially useful at Scottish Highland games, makes for a highly effective bag(pipe) deflater > :stuck_out_tongue:



#3 Pet training (Bad Spot. whack Bad!!) <— usually a generation c for this one, since they are unplayable after all!!

After having found out just how many pet owners there are on this list, I not so sure I should comment onthis one. > :slight_smile:

Nico

Blaine

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I know what you mean about Generation C’s!

Let’s see

Apple corer
tape the holes, fill with BB’s = shaker
hook it to the garden hose = sprinkler
Birdfeeder..

Mark v.

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I am waiting for the first person on Survior to have a whistle as their luxury item. They could bring a Kerry Pro Low D and besides playing it and annoying everyone else (and probably be the first person voted off)they could use it as a fishing pole, cover up the holes and blow on Amber to start a fire, and use it as a club for hunting wild animals.

Joe

[ This Message was edited by: jmssmh on 2001-08-10 13:53 ]

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Pound a Generation high G flat with a rock, it would make a decent screwdriver…and I’ve already mentioned using it as a predator call (I do a pretty hair-raising immitation of a wounded rabbit, usually without intending to!)
Tom

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Joe,

This must be a magical Kerry, if you use it to blow across a piece of rock thats petrified sap and it catches fire.

Now you can add, throw it at the guy who never, never, never, gets his mords wixed.
Makes the embers of your heart swell with warmth, huh…

Of course I reserve the right to duck…

Ne’er mind, Just …


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Enjoy Your Music,

Lee Marsh

[ This Message was edited by: LeeMarsh on 2001-08-10 13:00 ]

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Mountain bike seat post(Kerry pro low F) Blackhead remover and emergency shaver (generation G) Parmason cheese grater(Completely stocked generation shop display) Mike.

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You people scare me… :laughing:

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Boy Dr Giggles…I’m with you!

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How about a giant straw and peak flow meter device for asthmatic dieters?

[ This Message was edited by: Anna Martinez on 2001-08-10 15:18 ]

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These are some good ideas!

Here’s a few more:

Cane/crutches (Low Low G/X2)

shoe horn (gen c after having been flattened due to the owners frustration at not being able to get that @!#$%^&@ head off!!!)

table legs (oh wait, it was the table legs that provided the whistles!!!)

gun barrel (but I like the bagpipe deflater better!)

splint


Nico

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On 2001-08-10 10:49, NicoMoreno wrote:
I was thinking a while back about how Dale joked about using a low whistle to defend yourself in a pub.

Interestingly enough, the Chieftian low D is almost the perfect size for certain Wah Lum martial arts forms that require a dizi (chinese flute) :wink:

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The bodhran player of my band has opened wine bottles with her Generation C.
Martial arts…
Recently I made up a new sequence into the Chinese martial art of taijiquan. It is a variation of Yang-style sequence of 24 forms.
Two whistles (D,C or Bb) are used in the form.
I call it Taijifeadog (The Supreme Ultimate Whistle)
I will record it in the near future, so everyone of you can learn the ultimate way of whistlers self defence.

Arto

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Heya,

You forgot the all important paper weight.

Ok, what else?..

-replacement for a gear-shift, (chopped Chieftain low D

-bodhran slide bar (head removed)

-bodhran tipper (for that bang with a twang)

-rolling pin (low C or bigger, unless you’re making baguettes)

-sex to…, uh, never mind.

-alternative to a burgler alarm (do you think someone will have the tenacity, or the ears, to rob you as you play a high G?)

-staple remover

-digeridoo (one of Colins Bass bass bass G’s)

-oil lamp (plug the holes, fill with parafin, put a wick in the windway, and viola!)

-golf ball collecter

-tenis ball corer (hey, this is a free forum)

-tenis club (yup, I’m that good)

-to clarify the term on a sign that reads “Polishing my whistle: go away”

-arrows, darts, throwing stars (4 glued together)

-crowbar

-ruler, straightedge, saw guard…whoops

-straw

-washing stick (for fat people or something)

C’mon fellas, we can do better than that!!

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I am ashamed to admit that I have actually used the end of a whistle to remove a piece of cellophane tape from high on my living room wall. A previous resident had left it there, and it caught my eye while I was practising . . .

Although I apologized to the whistle afterward, I’m pretty sure I’m going to whistle hell for this (if not for my playing!).

–Judith Redding

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Hey we do have chiffies practising tai chi on this board after all! Do keep it up Arto! Tai chi is very very cool. I practise the 72 Chen Style set=) Anyway coming back to this thread, you can really use whistles for self defence! Check out what I found on amazon last year:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0865680590/qid=997867617/sr=2-1/ref=aps_sr_b_1_1/002-0950719-3467228

Quote: “When the flute (or whistle?) comes out as a weapon someone is going to die.”

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On 2001-08-10 12:53, WyoBadger wrote:
Pound a Generation high G flat with a rock, it would make a decent screwdriver…and I’ve already mentioned using it as a predator call (I do a pretty hair-raising immitation of a wounded rabbit, usually without intending to!)
Tom

Don’t you mean “hare-raising”?
Eric

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Bong/Pipe/Pot Smoking Device.
(I can’t believe it took this long for this to be put up, and you call yourself musicians!)

Also works well for stickball.

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Bong
Stickball Bat

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Why are my replys not showing up?
Stickball Bat